SKYW vs CPA vs AZUL Stock Comparison

Skywest, Copa Holdings and Azul Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYW Skywest Inc
$77.70 -19.4% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.28B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A.
$136.39 +2.9% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
6 wins
AZUL Azul Sa
$4.35 -42.7% 1M
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copa Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copa Holdings 6, Skywest 4, Azul 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYWCPAAZULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.28B $6.01B $3.78B CPA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x 9.6x 10.0x SKYW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 9.7x 9.1x SKYW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +14.8% -6.5% CPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 15.7% 11.1% CPA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 15.3% 37.1% AZUL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.9x 2.0x CPA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.7% +8.5% — CPA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +12.8%/yr — CPA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 43.3% 547.9% SKYW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 32/100 SKYW

Percentile Scorecard

SKYWCPAAZUL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSKYWCPAAZUL
Valuation 87 #19 of 137 56 #61 of 137 29 #98 of 137
Growth 66 #44 of 127 60 #52 of 127 75 #32 of 127
Profitability 60 #51 of 125 81 #25 of 125 46 #68 of 125
Financial Health 27 #107 of 147 47 #79 of 147 5 #140 of 147
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 87 71 #26 of 87 5 #83 of 87
Overall 67 63 32
  • SKYW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AZUL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSKYWCPAAZULSPY
1 month -19.4%+2.9%-42.7% -2.0%
3 months -32.4%-7.0%-49.7% -2.2%
6 months -6.6%+20.1%+11.5% +4.2%
Year to date -22.6%+13.1%— +10.6%
1 year -22.7%+8.5%— +10.4%
3 years +74.6%+56.3%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.4%+16.1%— +20.2%
5 years +72.8%+82.6%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +11.6%+12.8%— +10.1%
10 years +168.9%+52.7%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.4%+4.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSKYWCPAAZULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%43.3%547.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%40.1%720.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.791.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.20— 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-42.5%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.0%-13.2%-99.1% -3.2%
52-week high $115.94$157.19$495.00 $779.14
52-week low $77.70$107.81$3.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSKYWCPAAZUL
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.1x 9.0xmedian 15.1x 9.0xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 3.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 8.2x 5.7xmedian 8.2x 8.3xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x -36.0xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x -13.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.68 1.51median 0.68 0.24median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSKYWCPAAZUL
Revenue $4.26B $3.99B $3.44B
Operating income $589.74M $772.19M $1.26B
Net income $413.07M $626.62M $886.90M
Free cash flow $199.17M – -$365.84M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $15.19 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $71.75M $266.83M $244.88M
Total debt $2.38B $2.27B $4.39B
Shares (diluted) 39.62M 41.26M 17.41B
Enterprise value $775.17M $1.08B $2.81B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSKYWCPAAZUL
P/E 7.4x 9.0x 9.0x
P/FCF 14.8x – -36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x – -23.4x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 3.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.0x -13.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.0x -13.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 5.7x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 8.6x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF 23.9x – -47.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x – -30.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.51 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYWCPAAZUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 14.8% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 5.7% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% -0.3% -25.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 142.4% 0.9% 13.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.9% -1.7% 147.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 150.1% 22.2% 69.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.7% -0.5% 144.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.4% 5.9% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.7% – -346.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 87.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% – -159.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – 89.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYWCPAAZUL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 29.4% 60.8%
Operating margin 13.9% 19.4% 36.8%
Pretax margin 12.5% 18.0% -30.5%
Net margin 9.7% 15.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 4.7% – -10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – -16.4%
Return on equity 14.8% 21.8% –
Return on assets 5.5% 8.9% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 15.3% 37.1%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 14.4% 41.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYWCPAAZUL
Debt / assets 31.7% 31.8% 73.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x -4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 11.9x – -12.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 59.7% 116.7%
Equity / assets 37.4% 40.3% -16.7%
Interest coverage 5.9x 7.3x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.71 2.25 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYWCPAAZUL
Dividend yield – 4.9% –
Net buyback yield 8.5% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 4.9% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSKYWCPAAZUL
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.20FY2026 $14.13FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +41.4% +187.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.61BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $4.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -4.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYWCPAAZUL
Held by institutions 92.2% 62.4% –
Institutions holding 351 321 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 182 187 –
Institutions selling 140 98 –
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.91 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SKYWCPAAZUL
SKYW 1.00 0.48 -0.02
CPA 0.48 1.00 0.05
AZUL -0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYW, CPA and AZUL?

Copa Holdings (CPA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skywest (SKYW) $3.28B, Copa Holdings (CPA) $6.01B, Azul (AZUL) $3.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYW, CPA and AZUL?

Skywest (SKYW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Skywest (SKYW) 7.9x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.6x, Azul (AZUL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Skywest (SKYW) is cheapest (Skywest (SKYW) 6.9x, Copa Holdings (CPA) 9.7x, Azul (AZUL) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copa Holdings (CPA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Skywest (SKYW) +7.0%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +14.8%, Azul (AZUL) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copa Holdings (CPA) has the highest net margin (Skywest (SKYW) 9.7%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.7%, Azul (AZUL) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Azul (AZUL) leads (Skywest (SKYW) 8.9%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 15.3%, Azul (AZUL) 37.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copa Holdings (CPA) returned the most: Skywest (SKYW) -22.7%, Copa Holdings (CPA) +8.5%. Over five years, Copa Holdings (CPA) compounded fastest (Skywest (SKYW) +11.6%/yr, Copa Holdings (CPA) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Skywest (SKYW) has been the steadiest (Skywest (SKYW) 40.5%, Copa Holdings (CPA) 43.3%, Azul (AZUL) 547.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYW, CPA and AZUL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copa Holdings (CPA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.